you either got killed on the line, or he red lit.
Nice time though. your car is fast! what did it dyno at?


Ryan, you gona run the X at the next auto cross. its the only night race of the year. August 16th. the night race is usually smaller and tighter then normal. (just FYI)

It looks like Damon (Michael Knight) is going to bring his Conquest.

Rob, did I hear you might be there as well?

 

Hey Casey can I head over with you guys for the auto X? Is it at CA. speedway and what time is it?
Thanks,
Damon
I must be an auto X noob! Look at all these rookie questions!

Car looks good Rob!
Same for you Red!

 

Will you shouldn't sell it for a couple of reasons.
1. You've put alot of work and money into making it better
2. Any car you buy besides a new one will have issues regardless. Especially a 20yr. old one.
I know it still has a few problems but I think they are easy fixes. i.e. MAF, O2 sensor
All that car needs is a bodykit, paint, and rims and it will be smokin'.
If you buy another car you will most likely have to pay more to get less.
My advice is to make what you have badass. Unfortunatly I'm speaking from a little experience.
Just my $.02
Damon

 

I will check into all of that for you.
(I need to see what time you would be running. I know I run LAST. which will be at something like 11:00 at night!!!

 

Great man, I look forward to seeing it.

 

Casey, I'm interested in the night Auto-X as well! How much will it cost to register and run?

 

for you guys it would be $35 to race, and $5 for the weekend SCCA pass. ($40)

Keep in mind that this is a race say, so you get 3 laps to show your stuff.

If your intrested in more seat time, it runs about $60+5 for roughly 15 laps on a practice day... though practice days take a bit of work to get into.

 

So 3 laps each race day? So 6 laps total?

 

^^^^ no.. its just one day.... so 3 laps total....... but its alot more fun than it sounds!

 

That Evo kicks *** Redbaron! Good purchase. Looks better than I was expecting.
Good seeing you Rob!
Damon

 

I had a blast last night. Made we can do a day drive somewhere.
Thanks Robert

 

Most fun I have ever had in a car robert and will for sure be going next time. Find any more damage on the car.

My car sold yesterday so I am now looking for a s5 rx7 with the suspension done, and in decent condition, willing to spent up to 4000. Let me know if you find anything.

 

Thanks, Good times !! Nice conquest by the way!

 

For sure, lets plan a day trip. Maybe thru Ramona expressway, to the 74, then to Ortega go to that Bar that is on the top of the ortegas I for got the name..cool place though. lots of bikes go there. I don't care, I got an idea how about the PCH 1 going up north....thats a long day trip! LOL!

Any takers on a day trip?

 

I would like to check it out!

 

Hey Ryan,
I think its called Paloway or Palomar in San diego county. Either way Im in. I have A/c and a terrific tune. So the heat wont bother me.
Also Will I did not find anymore damage. The lip took all the the damage. Thanks for asking.
Take care!
Robert

 

I'm in, +1 on A/C

 

that is fun to. What day?

I'm going to call Road race engineering see what I can get done to the EVO. I ordered parts from AMS, but will not ship till middle of the week. I wanted the tune done by next Saturday. But no parts till then or next week.

 

finally toor down the miata and it doesn't look good.
All suspension is fine, no damage
But there is frame damage to the front right corner, forward from the strut. It is lifted and compressed. I will probably just cover it up with used body pieces and dd it till the wheels fall off. Car already has 21500k so theres no point in taking it to a shop.

 

DAMN! sorry i couldnt go! by the time i got damons message, it was already 10:30pm... had a busy day at work.... sounds like i missed one hell of a run.......

ryan, so how did the handling feel? better than expected? damn, wish i could've rode shotgun.... we'll have to get something going pretty soon.... are you planning to go to the night auto-x?

will..... ill look around for a good s5 with suspension... and congrats on the sale.. that car was a ticking time bomb! good to see you got rid of it before something bad happened!

robert..... what happened to your front lip? hit something in the road?

 

hauling *** in the middle of the night on GMR , of course it was
Best meet I have ever gone to

 

I am trying to find a way that we can ALL run at least in the same part of the night. (by the way, my class got moved to the first half of the night, so it wont be nearly as late of a night. (woot woot)

anyways, here is a short description of each class. most classes (except the street touring classes) are broken down ino letters not described here. for example when I had the RX-8 I ran in Street prepared, the RX-8 is a B car. so it was B-Street Prepared. (BSP). the miata I now have is in CSP.

If I ran in stock, it would be C-Stock (CS)

I am looking into it now, but it looking like the only way we can all run in the firt half of the night is if you guys run "X" runs. this means you are just there for a time, and not going for points (like you guys care).


CATEGORIES

Stock – This category includes mass-produced, common vehicles that may be
“daily drivers” (cars used for normal, everyday driving). Stock Category cars
compete in their “factory” configuration with a minimal number of allowances (not
requirements) such as:
Removal of spare tire and tools
Front anti-roll bar(s)
Suspension/wheel alignment using standard adjustments
High-performance DOT tires (including competition R-compounds)
Shock absorbers/struts (2 external adjustments maximum)
Competition-type seat belts (no shoulder belts in open cars)
Brake linings (pads/shoes)
Air filter element (the “throw-away” part)
“Cat”-back exhaust systems
Wheels of standard size (diameter, width, and offset within ¼”)
Roll bar/cage
Gauges, indicator lights, etc.
Please refer to the SCCA® National Solo® Rules for more details and specifics.

(STS2), Street Touring® Xtra (STX), and Street Touring® Ultra (STU). This is the
only category that does not allow competition R-compound tires – only high
performance tires with a UTQG treadwear rating of 140 or higher.

STS consists of sedans/coupes with four seats minimum and normally aspirated
engines up to 3.1L (very few turbo/supercharged cars are allowed).
Stock category allowances
No limited slip differentials except for standard viscous-types
Pedal kits and other interior trim
Front seats (15 pounds minimum weight each)
Rub strips, emblems, and mud flaps removed
Body kits, spoilers, and wings added
Tires up to 225 mm wide, UTQG treadwear 140 minimum
Wheels up to 7½ inches wide, any diameter/offset
Shocks/struts
Drilled/slotted rotors (standard size) and braided DOT brake lines
Anti-roll bars, front and rear
Lowered suspensions using standard-type springs
Suspension bushings (non-metallic)
Camber kits, plates, or bolts
Traction bars, torque arms, panhard rods
Strut bars, 2-point only
Battery relocated
Air filter systems up to throttle body or compressor inlet
Headers, emissions compliant
Engine computers (PCM/ECU) reprogrammed
Shifter kits
Accessory drive pulleys
Motor mounts (non-metallic)
Example of included cars: Audi A4 1.8T and TT (non-quattro), Mazda 323 GT
and GTX (AWD), Volkswagen Golf/GTi/Jetta/Beetle/Passat 1.8T and TDI,
Volvo S40 (except T5) and V40
Example of excluded cars: Datsun Z 2+2, Honda CRX, MGB GT, Porsche
(all), Triumph (all)

STS2 is for sports cars with 2 seats and normally aspirated engines up to 1.9L.
STS allowances
Included cars: BMW Z3, Honda CRX and del Sol, Mazda Miata (1990-97) and
RX-7 (1979-92) (non-turbo), Toyota MR2 (1985-89) (non-supercharged)
Excluded cars: Lotus (all), Mazda Miata (1999+), Toyota MR2 (1991-95,
2000+)

STX is for sedans/coupes with four seats and engines up to 5.1L normallyaspirated
or up to 2.0L turbo/supercharged.
STS allowances
Tires up to 245 mm wide, UTQG treadwear 140 minimum
Wheels up to 8 inches wide, any diameter/offset
Limited slip differentials allowed (including aftermarket) for 2WD cars
High-flow “cat”
Larger brake calipers and rotors
Excluded cars: Audi S4 (V8 engine), BMW M3 (E36, E46) and M5, Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution, Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Mazda RX-8

STU is for sedans/coupes with four seats and normally aspirated engines of any
displacement normally aspirated or turbo/supercharged engines up to 3.1L.
STS and STX allowances
No wheel restrictions
Tires for 2WD cars up to 275 mm wide (245 for AWD)
Example of included cars: Audi S4, BMW M3 (E36), Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge
SRT-4, Ford Mustang, Mazda RX-8, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Pontiac
Firebird / Trans Am and GTO, Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Volvo S60 R,
Toyota Supra
Excluded cars: BMW M3 (E46) and M5 (E39)
Refer to the SCCA® National Solo® Rules for full details and specifications on
the Street Touring® allowances.

Street Prepared – The original SCCA® “street” category, Street Prepared allows
any carburetor/fuel injection system and any ignition system. Turbo/supercharger
hardware has to remain standard, but aftermarket boost control
systems/programs and intercoolers are allowed. Exhaust manifolds and systems
are free. Emission controls are not required for competition, but no internal
engine or transmission modifications are allowed beyond factory specs (no cams,
hi-comp pistons, ported heads, etc). Some cars are able to update/backdate
components like engines, brakes, etc (See Solo Rules for details and specifics).
There are no limits on wheels sizes or DOT tires; racing springs and shocks are
the norm.

Street Modified – The top of the “street” categories, Street Modified allows
anything from Stock, Street Touring, and Street Prepared and just about any
engine and drivetrain configuration as long as the engine manufacturer matches
the body manufacturer (see Solo Rules for details). Four-seaters (BMW, Corolla,
Civic, Integra, Neon, Supra, Talon, VW, etc.) run in SM and two-seat sports cars
(Corvette, CRX, M Roadster, Miata, RX-7, MR2, etc.) compete in SM2. Carbonfiber
hoods, cams, turbo/supercharger kits, etc are welcome, too.

Prepared – These cars are not for the street; they are virtually race-prepared
vehicles for dedicated Solo® competition. Gutted interiors and racing slicks are
the first visual characteristics of these cars and when they crank up, you can tell
these engines weren’t built for bringing home the groceries. Convertible cars are
required to install roll bars per the Solo Rules.

Modified – Except for D and E Modified, these were never ever “street” cars.
They are special built competition vehicles and most of them resemble an openwheel
Indy car or a closed-wheel LeMans sports racer. DM and EM cars may
have started life on the streets, but just about any engine, drivetrain, or
suspension is permitted. Supercharged rotary engines and V-8 engines are seen
in 1700-pound EM machines and powerful 4-cylinders are common in 1300-
pound DM lightweights.

 

Casey, it looks like just my street port, high flow cat, and adjustable shocks would knock me from STS2 to Street Modified. How close do they inspect the car for aftermarket components / modifications?

 

well, the idea is the honor system. they do inspect the car for saftey. no cracked windshiels, battery tied down, all lug nuts, things like that.

but in regaurds to classing. you wont be fast enough anyways to really make anyone protest you. but if you have something that is obvious like a huge wing, body kit, and your trying to run in a stock class, no you will get caught. and even if you do, it is safe to assume that you would be so slow no one would say anything anyways.

your port would not allow you into STS2 (unless you read something I missed). but unless you say something, no one would qestion it. there are some fast cars in STS2, you would not be in the running for a trophy, so that would be fine (by me)

I ran BSP in a car that was 99% BSP ready. I did have 2 things that took me out. and to be honest, I didnt care. one was my wing, and the other was my short shifter (go figure). now the SS no one knew about. and the wing, on big events I would take it off, and at the local events I would just leave it. only a couple people said something, and it was more like "you know its not legal... right"

.... now if you run X runs, it means you are there just for a time, no class is needed.

 

the "X" runs are were I will be.....I'm a noob at all the aut-cross stuff! But sounds like fun